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Joan Higginbotham

Joan Higginbotham is an electrical engineer and former NASA astronaut. She flew on Discovery in 2006 after years of work supporting space shuttle launches.

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Biography & Memoir4 May 2027 · US

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Joan Higginbotham

Higginbotham’s engineering background and unexpected path to NASA give her spaceflight memoir a perspective rooted in the practical work behind a shuttle mission.

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